St Mirren host Raith Rovers at the Paisley 2021 Stadium tomorrow on the back of their first league win of the season on Tuesday night.
Saints got a monkey off their back as they defeated Queen of the South at Palmerston in midweek and will welcome Gary Locke's side to Paisley as they look to build some momentum in a bid to lift themselves off the bottom of the Ladbrokes Championship. It meant Saints have won two of their last three matches, having beaten Spartans 5-1 in the Scottish Cup last week.
The Kirkcaldy side come into this match on the back of three draws against Ayr United, Dumbarton and Dunfermline which has saw them slip out of the play-off spot. They drew blanks in the games against Dumbarton and Dunfermline and while a goal from Joel Coustrain looked like giving them victory over Ayr, the Honest Men snatched a late equaliser through ex-Saint Gary Harkins.
The two teams have met 116 times in league competition with Saints coming out on top on 47 occasions, drawing 25 and losing 44. However, it was Raith who came out on top in the only meeting between the two sides this season as they bested the Buddies by 3-1 at Stark's Park back in August.
Raith visited the Paisley 2021 twice last season and left on both occasions with narrow 2-1 victories. St Mirren's last win over Raith in the league came back in April 2005 when Gus MacPherson's team beat The Rovers 3-0 at Love Street.
There's good news for the Saints heading into the match with the news that Kyle Magennis, scorer of the first goal on Tuesday night, has signed a new contract which keeps him at the club until summer 2019.
For Jack Ross the aim will be to build on Tuesday night's win as he looks to push his team off the bottom of the table and, while unbeaten in their last six matches, Gary Locke will be keen for his Raith side to start turning draws into wins as the aim for a play-off finish again this season.
